ST. PAUL -- For the second straight year, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City placed third in the Class A portion of the state wrestling tournament Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center.
ACGC and Wabasso split the 14 matches, but the Falcons scored bonus points in four of their seven wins for a 32-23 victory.
The Falcons (26-4), who had two state champions, a runner-up and a fourth-place finisher in the individual portion of the tournament this past weekend, bolted to an 11-0 lead and were never headed.
Jeremy Anderson, who won the 103-pound state championship, scored a technical fall to start things off. Ben Meyer, fourth at 112 pounds, then followed with a third-period pin.
Wabasso cut the deficit to 11-3 with a decision at 119 before ACGC's Matt Pearson put the Falcons ahead 14-3 with a decision at 125.
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Wabasso won three of the next four bouts, with only Travis Frederiken winning a decision at 135, leaving the Rabbits trailing 17-14.
A.J. Frederiksen then notched a key pin at 152 pounds, needing only 56 seconds for the six-pointer.
Nic Leither, a 171-pound state champion, added a pin and David Nelson earned a decision at 215.
ACGC 32, Wabasso 23
103: Jeremy Anderson, ACGC, tcfl, Cody Schunk 17-2
112: Ben Meyer, ACGC, pin Joel Grave 4:47
119: A.J. Jenniges, Wab, dec Bill Wheeler 9-2
125: Matt Pearson, ACGC, dec Derick Elsing 7-5
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130: Adam Ourada, Wab, maj John Hoeper 15-4
135: Travis Frederiksen, ACGC, dec Tony Ourada 7-1
140: Michael Ourada, Wab, dec Erick Larson 5-2
145: Mitchell Altermatt, Wab, maj Micah Larson 9-1
152: A.J. Frederiksen, ACGC, pin Jonathan Knott :56
160: Deek Stripling, Wab, dec Eric Peterson 8-2
171: Nic Leither, ACGC, pin Jacob Welch 1:08
189: Mike Gladitsch, Wab, dec Matt Leither 7-3
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215: David Nelson, ACGC, dec Zach Wurscher 13-7
275: Tim Johanneck, Wab, dec Josh Lies 7-1
